Kirk Douglas
Ryan O’Neal, Star of ‘Love Story,’ ‘What’s Up, Doc?’ and ‘Paper Moon,’ Dies at 82
Ryan O’Neal, the boyish leading man who kicked off an extraordinary 1970s run in Hollywood with his Oscar-nominated turn as the Harvard preppie Oliver in the legendary romantic tearjerker Love Story, has died. He was 82. O’Neal died Friday, his son Patrick O’Neal, a sportscaster with Bally Sports West in Los Angeles, reported on Instagram. […]
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Marisa Pavan, Oscar-Nominated Actress in ‘The Rose Tattoo,’ Dies at 91
Marisa Pavan, the Italian actress and twin sister of Pier Angeli who received an Oscar nomination for her performance as the daughter of Anna Magnani’s seamstress in the 1955 drama The Rose Tattoo, has died. She was 91. Pavan died Wednesday in her sleep at her home in Gassin, France, near Saint-Tropez, Margaux Soumoy, who […]
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Ed Ames, Singer and ‘Daniel Boone’ Sidekick, Dies at 95
Ed Ames, the deep-toned baritone pop singer and actor who portrayed the faithful Cherokee sidekick Mingo on the 1960s NBC series Daniel Boone, has died. He was 95. Ames died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles after a battle with Alzheimer’s, his wife, Jeanne, told The Hollywood Reporter. A native of Massachusetts and a […]
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Chaim Topol, Tevye the Milkman in ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ Dies at 87
Chaim Topol, the spirited Israeli actor and singer who, one season following another, portrayed Tevye the milkman in Fiddler on the Roof on stages all around the world and in an Oscar-nominated turn in Norman Jewison’s 1971 film adaptation, has died. He was 87. Topol died Thursday in Tel Aviv after a long illness, his […]
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Mickey Kuhn, Child Actor in ‘Gone With the Wind,’ Dies at 90
Mickey Kuhn, the busy child actor of the 1930s and ’40s who played Beau Wilkes, the son of Olivia de Havilland and Leslie Howard’s characters, in Gone With the Wind, has died. He was 90. Kuhn died Sunday in a hospice facility in Naples, Florida, his wife, Barbara, told The Hollywood Reporter. He was in […]
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Santa Barbara Film Fest: Michelle Yeoh Tapped for Kirk Douglas Award
Michelle Yeoh, the veteran Malaysian actress who is currently generating awards buzz for her star turn in A24’s spring breakout hit Everything Everywhere All at Once, will be presented with the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s 15th annual Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film, SBIFF announced in a statement on Wednesday. The presentation will […]
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Joe Turkel, the Bartender in ‘The Shining,’ Dies at 94
Joe Turkel, who portrayed the haunting bartender in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining and the creator of the replicants in Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner, has died. He was 94. Turkel died Monday at Providence St. John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, his family announced. Turkel also appeared in two other Kubrick films: as a gunman in the climactic shootout […]
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Joanna Barnes, Actress in ‘The Parent Trap’ and ‘Auntie Mame,’ Dies at 87
Joanna Barnes, the actress, author and newspaper columnist who portrayed less-than-likable young ladies in The Parent Trap and Auntie Mame, has died. She was 87. Barnes died Friday at her home at The Sea Ranch, California, after dealing with “multiple health problems,” her friend Sally Jackson told The Hollywood Reporter. Barnes also starred as Jane […]
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Kirk Douglas Estate, Which Includes Personal Walk of Fame, Sells for $1.5M Above Asking
Update: Kirk and Ann Douglas’ former home in Beverly Hills has sold for more than $1.5 million above its asking price of $7.495 million. Listing agent Rochelle Atlas Maize says that the property received 31 offers, and, according to The Wall Street Journal, the buyer is Stephen Liu, “an orthopedic surgeon who is founder and […]
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Anne Douglas, Philanthropist and Widow of Kirk Douglas, Dies at 102
She was a location scout for John Huston, a publicist at Cannes and president of her husband's production company.
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Cameron Douglas on Legacy of Grandfather Kirk Douglas: “It’s Hard to Imagine Anyone Doing It Better”
Kirk Douglas' grandson, Cameron Douglas, remembers the acting legend, who died on Feb. 5.
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Bruce Dern Reflects on Working With Kirk Douglas in ‘Posse’: “He Could Fill Up a Doorway”
Bruce Dern reflects on working with Kirk Douglas in 'Posse.'
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